11/43. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1858 — Feeding Six Poor People
Regarding The Fidyah
Hadith About Feeding Six Poor People as Fidyah
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1858
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1858
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، - وَهَذَا لَفْظُ ابْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - عَنْ دَاوُدَ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَرَّ بِهِ زَمَنَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ فَذَكَرَ الْقِصَّةَ فَقَالَ " أَمَعَكَ دَمٌ " . قَالَ لاَ . قَالَ " فَصُمْ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ أَوْ تَصَدَّقْ بِثَلاَثَةِ آصُعٍ مِنْ تَمْرٍ عَلَى سِتَّةِ مَسَاكِينَ بَيْنَ كُلِّ مِسْكِينَيْنِ صَاعٌ " .
Ka'b bin 'Ujrah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came upon him (during their stay) at al-Hudaybiyyah. He then narrated the rest of the tradition. This version adds: "He asked: Do you have a sacrificial animal? He replied: No. He then said: Fast three days or give three sa's of dates to six poor people, giving one sa' to every two persons."
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1858In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 138English translation : Book 10, Hadith 1854
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1858
This hadith continues the story of Ka’ab bin Ujrah at Al Hudaibiyyah. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked him whether he had a sacrificial animal. Ka’ab replied that he did not. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then told him to fast three days or give three sa’s of dates to six poor people, with one sa’ shared by every two persons. The core topic is feeding six poor people as fidyah. The hadith is useful because it gives a detail about the amount and how it was divided. It stays connected to Ka’ab’s specific situation and the hardship mentioned in the related narrations.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ka’ab was asked if he had a sacrificial animal.
- When he did not, fasting or feeding was mentioned.
- The narration explains the feeding amount for six poor people.
